On the first Friday of each month the US Labor Department issues its Nonfarm Payrolls report. Among other labor-related data, that report provides the numbers of new US-based private sector jobs. The NFP, as it’s also sometimes called, is one of the few economic indicators that day traders and investors keenly watch. Usually, when the […]

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The single most evident quality of range bound is, quite simply, falling volatility or Standard Deviation. As Standard Deviation falls, the pair has smaller fluctuations and therefore is “bound” within a range. Likewise, when Standard Deviation is low we are stuck in a range. If we can time Standard Deviation (and we can), we can […]

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You had a great strategy, it was working well and it was making you money. The problem? Suddenly, market conditions have changed and your strategy no longer works. Markets are too volatile, too choppy. It’s as though the only thing your strategy can produce is a screen full of red. It seems like your strategy […]

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Regardless of whether you are trading Forex, stocks, gold or beans, everyone who considers themselves a “trader” wants to be successful. For many, this means fulfilling the goal of replacing their current income with gains made from trading. For others, it might mean reaching levels of wealth and security impossible to reach with their “day […]

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The percentage of successful forex traders is relatively small, yet they share certain similarities: A well-built trading system, plus the right combination of personality traits and learned behaviors. Of course, the tools are important – Regardless of a trader’s personal characteristics, a successful trader always builds, uses or finds a good Expert Advisor (EA). Most people […]

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